A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Wednesday afternoon just south of the northern Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter was roughly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. A tsunami warning was in effect for less than an hour,

A large 7.3M earthquake has occurred in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. A Tsunami Warning has been posted for parts of the Aleutian Islands and South Alaska. The level of tsunami danger is being evaluated for other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America.

A large stretch of the Alaska coast was on watch for a tsunami Wednesday after a 7.3-magintude earthquake off the Aleutian Islands, officials said